Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 552 - 34: After Divorce, the Cannon Fodder Joins a Romance Variety Show
Outside the venue, the cheers of fans were heard again soon.
Murong Yan stood up to take a look, and the figure clad in a familiar gown slowly appeared. Although the distance was far, he recognized the gown and naturally knew who was coming.
The person was turning around and taking pictures, while fans outside the barrier loudly shouted a name.
When Murong Yan heard it and saw the person’s face clearly, his expression dimmed instantly.
A trace of impatience appeared between his brows.
"Yan."
Shang Qingrao waved at him.
In an instant, fans screamed and shouted like boiling water.
"Adoring, adoring, protecting you!!"
What a mess.
Murong Yan didn’t expect that just by attending a variety show, he would be directly tied to Shang Qingrao.
Everyone thought they were a couple now.
Even people from the company insensitively came to ask when he would go public with Shang Qingrao.
These fans went even further, they even photoshopped their wedding photos online.
If it weren’t for the company’s sake, he’d want to take these fans to court right away.
Murong Yan didn’t like being pushed into this.
Especially when he saw Shang Qingrao proactively doing things that confirmed fans’ ideas, as if deliberately making people think they were indeed together.
The other party familiarly linked her arm with his.
The venue was too noisy, and she leaned in to speak to him by his ear.
"Yan, sorry for keeping you waiting, the traffic was a bit jammed on the way."
Murong Yan leaned back.
Looking at Shang Qingrao, he couldn’t help feeling she was somewhat changed and appeared a bit unfamiliar.
The feeling of resistance inside grew stronger.
But for the sake of appearances, he allowed her to hold his arm.
Shang Qingrao intended to stay in the center of the red carpet and take more photos, but Murong Yan turned and headed inside, pulling her along with enough force that she nearly stumbled.
"Yan, what’s wrong with you?"
What is wrong with him?
But soon Shang Qingrao knew because she received another alert about Heartbeat Value dropping.
And this time, it dropped by a whole twenty points.
The remaining Heartbeat Value was now under forty.
"Deducted two hundred points, insufficient balance, performance decreased by forty percent."
It dropped again.
Dropped again!!
Shang Qingrao only felt her breathing becoming difficult, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t maintain the smile on her face, her eyes fixed fiercely on Murong Yan, eager to question him on the spot why exactly!
Performance decreased by forty percent.
What does that mean?
Even Shang Qingrao couldn’t imagine, since this wasn’t like look and charisma points where the decline would have a direct manifestation.
So amidst anger and panic, she could still feel somewhat grateful.
Thank goodness it’s acting skills.
If it was a drop in looks, her red carpet event would truly be a disaster.
Now, Shang Qingrao, holding Murong Yan’s arm with a stiff smile on her face, tried hard to look natural, but by the time she got to the red carpet and faced the long guns and short cannons from all directions under the "click-click" of the flashes, her whole body was trembling.
The photographers around couldn’t help but furrow their brows in confusion.
Many bowed their heads to look at Shang Qingrao in their lenses.
"Is this still Shang Qingrao?"
Someone next to them also questioned in confusion.
"Seems like she’s changed a lot, her expressiveness is really poor."
The stiff smile and the unnatural muscle twitch on her face, infinitely magnified under these candid cameras, quickly became the hottest topic in the photography circle.
"Why do I feel like the two of them don’t seem as good as they were on the show?"
Off stage, many people were discussing.
Artists would also gossip with each other, and today’s biggest gossip would undoubtedly be these few people attending the viral variety show.
Whether watching live or recorded, it was obvious this rising star Domineering President in the entertainment circle, liked the company’s new artist Shang Qingrao.
Everyone was waiting to see the young couple show affection upon seeing them together in person.
But unexpectedly, this Domineering President kept a cold face throughout.
Shang Qingrao, dressed gorgeously yet looking oddly out of place, forced a smile, clearly struggling to keep it together.
People in this circle were sharp, and it was evident that a crisis had emerged between them.
Shang Qingrao wanted to linger on the red carpet, but as the host started questioning, Murong Yan initially coped for a few lines, later directly pulled his arm away from Shang Qingrao and descended the stage himself.
The host was embarrassed.
In all these years, this was the first time witnessing an awkward couple directly bickering in front of the camera.
Shang Qingrao stood alone on the red carpet, with artists lining up behind her, she clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to remain calm and smile.
"Sorry, we haven’t reached that point yet."
Despite asking, the host shamelessly pursued another question.
"Since engagement isn’t planned yet, our Domineering President must have his intentions, perhaps a proposal is on its way.
I can’t help but ask Qingqing, this is a question lots of viewers are curious about.
Was it before the show that you and the Domineering President liked each other, or was it during filming that feelings developed?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Qingrao initially laughed with a hand over her mouth, then looked towards Murong Yan in the audience before hesitating for a few seconds to reply.
"Anyway, it was during the show that I truly got to know him.
As for whether he did, I wouldn’t know."
The phrase was obscure but almost admitted that Murong Yan liked her all along and joined the show for her.
The host understood immediately.
After the questioning concluded, Shang Qingrao lifted her skirt and stepped off the stage.
Her seat was right next to Murong Yan.
Other artists sat farther away, only she could sit with several entertainment company bosses.
Murong Yan was chatting with someone next to him, and Shang Qingrao tapped him.
"Yan, the temperature here is a bit low, I feel slightly cold."
Murong Yan looked at her.
Shang Qingrao said softly.
"Are you really going to treat me like this? Leaving me on the red carpet in front of everyone, and ignoring me now.
Murong Yan, it was clearly you who said you liked me first."
"I now realize I’ve never seen the real you before."
The woman before him was becoming increasingly unfamiliar.
Shang Qingrao’s eyes turned red, her breaths suppressed.
"So do you not like me anymore?"
"Just say it, as long as you say you don’t like me anymore, I’ll leave immediately, don’t worry, I, Shang Qingrao, am not one to pester endlessly."
Murong Yan remained silent.
He still liked her, but his mind was swaying.
Just then, a familiar voice was heard from the stage.
"Very happy to attend this charity red carpet event."
Murong Yan raised his head directly, his breath stilled when he saw the person on the stage.
